Where there is no vision a people perish.
The longest wave is quickly lost in the sea.
To the men of this world, to the animal strength and spirits, to the men of practical power, whilst immersed in it, the man of ideas appears out of his reason. They alone gave reason.
Our strength grows out of our weakness.
We surround ourselves with the true image of ourselves.
I please myself with the graces of the winter scenery, and believe that we are as much touched by it as by the genial influences of summer.